herre

Danish

/hɛrə/

noun
Definitions
  • (formal) gentleman an adult male
  • (formal) mister a formal address of an adult male
  • (historical) lord a male person that rules in an area
  • master the owner of an animal or, historically, a human slave

Etymology

Derived from Old Saxon hērro derived from Old High German hēriro derived from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (grey, distinguished, gray, old, aged).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hairaz

Gloss

grey, distinguished, gray, old, aged

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

古, 老

Emoji
🐨

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